the parametric, psychological, neuropsychological, and neuroanatomical properties of self and world evaluation参数、心理、神经心理学和神经解剖学的自我和世界的属性评估.pdfVIP

The Parametric, Psychological, Neuropsychological, and Neuroanatomical Properties of Self and World Evaluation 1,2 1 1,2 1,2 2 Alan N. Simmons *, Rachel E. Thayer , Andrea D. Spadoni , Scott C. Matthews , Irina A. Strigo , Susan F. Tapert1,2 1 Mental Health, VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, California, United States of America, 2 Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, San Diego, California, United States of America Abstract Background: As an individual moves from adolescence to adulthood, they need to form a new sense of self as their environment changes from a limited to a more expansive structure. During this critical stage in development the last dramatic steps of neural development occur and numerous psychiatric conditions begin to manifest. Currently, there is no measure that aids in the quantification of how the individual is adapting to, and conceptualizing their role in, these new structures. To fill this gap we created the Self and World Evaluation Expressions Test(SWEET). Method: Sixty-five young adults (20.6 years-old), 36 with a history of drug use, completed the SWEET. A factor analysis was performed on the SWEET and the resultant factors were correlated with psychological, neuropsychological, and neuroanatomical battery that included both T1-wieghted and diffusion tensor magnetic resonance imaging scans. Results: We derived four factors: Self, Social-Emotional, Financial-Intellectual, and Spirituality. While showing limited relationships to psychological and neuropsychological measures, both white matter integrity and gray matt